A World In Disarray

In Chapter 10, Haass discusses two kinds of foreign policy: one based on the Wilsonian tradition and one based on realism. Describe the difference between the two and choose an example of each based on an event from US history. Explain what makes each event fit the definition of each kind of policy. Which one does the author favor and why?

What is the author’s vision for World Order 2.0 and how does it differ from World Order 1.0? Why does he think it is needed?

Haass gives economic interdependence, often based on trade, as an example of promoting peace in Europe after the Second World War because France and Germany formed stronger ties through the European Economic Community. However, while the world went through what is sometimes called the first globalization in the decades before World War I, that era’s strong economic interdependence failed to prevent war. Do you think it will prevent war between America and China in this century? Why or why not? Is there anything different about it this time around?

What happened in the quarter century after the end of the Cold War to create a “gap between global challenges and responses” (105), according to Haass? How did this gap affect the perceived legitimacy of world institutions?

How did the “responsibility to protect” (R2P) doctrine come about and why did some countries later step back from fully endorsing it? Use specific world events as examples in your answers. What is the author’s opinion of the R2P doctrine? Does he offer any alternatives? If so, what?

Despite the intense rivalry between the United States and the Soviet Union during the Cold War, as well as the dangers that nuclear weapons posed at that time, how did the Cold War also provide a certain stability to world order? According to Haass, what aspects contributed to this?

Haass believes that nonstate actors like corporations and nonprofit NGOs should play a role in relevant aspects of international relations. For example, he argues that big tech companies should have a say in creating the rules for cyberspace. Do you agree or disagree? Should such entities be on a par with national governments? Explain your stance with examples.

What factors since 2000 caused Europe to go from a region of great stability to one that is quite a bit less stable 20 years later?